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Defy
Tolerance’s debut effort, “Stop the Bleeding,” combines a nice mix of melody,
hard guitar riffs and pounding drum beats. The result is a good debut for a
rock band in an era where rock music desperately needs help.

There
are some viable candidates that rule the rock genre like Korn, Avenged
Sevenfold, Shinedown, and Five Finger Death Punch but for the most part, the
upper echelon of rock acts are lumped together in the Godsmack and Three Days
Grace sound.

This
sound is where Defy Tolerance fits in. That’s not necessarily a bad thing as it
instantly catapults them into a tour that fits their style of music. However,
sounding similar to the Godsmacks, Three Days Graces, Seethers, Hinders,
Breaking Benjamins, and so forth, it makes it difficult for fans to hear them
on the radio and say, “This is definitely Defy Tolerance. Wait? Who is this?”

Without
being more passive aggressive, I really like this album. I appreciate the
guitar riffs at the right times versus power chords and especially like the
Disturbed-like drumming fused by quick and heavy bass drum that complement said
guitar riffs.

Freddy
Kilo’s vocal range and the band’s live show are a must to stand out in a genre
that sounds eerily similar to each other.

Defy
Tolerance is:

Freddy
Kilo - Lead vocals, guitars

Brian
Miller - Guitars, vocals

Donny
Rosko - Bass, vocals

Garin
Wolfe - Drums, percussion

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